Snap’s Top Lawyer Compensation Soared to $9.1 Million in 2019

Feb. 5, 2020, 10:54 PM UTC

The top lawyer at social media message platform Snapchat earned nearly $9.1 million in total compensation in 2019, nearly 10 times more than in the previous year.

Snap Inc.'s Michael O’Sullivan earned the same annual salary of $500,000 as in 2018, but $8.57 million in stock awards caused his overall compensation to spike, according to a Wednesday securities filing.

Snap, which earlier this week reported fourth quarter earnings of $561 million that felt slightly short of expectations, declined to discuss details of O’Sullivan’s compensation. O’Sullivan himself was not immediately available to discuss the matter, although a source briefed on ...

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